Rochester Amerks win sixth straight

11:16 PM,
Jan. 31, 2014

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Mark Pysyk should really be getting ready to pack for the first mid-season vacation of his hockey career.

The second-year defenseman had been with the Buffalo Sabres for all but one week of the first four months of the season. As such, under terms of the collective bargaining agreement, he had "earned" the time off that will be provided by the NHL's Olympic break.

Except the Buffalo Sabres believe it makes much more sense to have a young defenseman playing, not lounging around; Pysyk was reassigned to the Rochester Americans on Jan. 24. ...